Sound Recording

The Life of a Technology

David L. Morton

216 pages, parution le 28/05/2006

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Résumé

How did one of the great inventions of the nineteenth century-Thomas Edison's phonograph-eventually lead to one of the most culturally and economically significant technologies of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries? Sound Recording traces the history of the business boom and the cultural revolution that Edison's invention made possible.

Recorded sound has pervaded nearly every facet of modern life-not just popular music, but also mundane office dictation machines, radio and television programs, and even telephone answering machines. Just as styles of music have evolved, so too have the formats through which sound has been captured-from 78s to LPs, LPs to cassette tapes, tapes to CDs, and on to electronic formats. The quest for better sound has certainly driven technological change, but according to David L. Morton, so have business strategies, patent battles, and a host of other factors.

L'auteur - David L. Morton

David L. Morton Jr. is a historian of technology with expertise in the history of sound recording, electronics, and electric power. He is the former research historian for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

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Introduction
Timeline
Birth of Recording
Out of the Laboratory
The Commercial Debut of Sound Recording Devices
The Introduction of Discs
Recording in the Business World
The Heyday of the Phonograph
The Talkies
Records and Radio in the United States
The Crucial 1930s
Recording in World War II
The Postwar Scene
Hi-Fi

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Johns Hopkins
Auteur(s)	David L. Morton
Parution	28/05/2006
Nb. de pages	216
Format	15 x 23,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	398g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780801883989
ISBN13	978-0-8018-8398-9